Get Goose

In 1988, the movie “Mystic Pizza” hit theaters. For those of you lucky ones who’ve seen it, you’ll recall that in the midst of everything else going on with Daisy, Kat, and JoJo, the fame of the pizza continues to spread. At one point in the movie, a food critic visits the restaurant for a taste test and later reports that it seems to contain something almost…mystic. Hence the movie title. I’ve often thought about what an awesome job that would be. A food critic. All day long, every day, just going from place to place tasting food. If I had my choice, I’d pick milkshakes and mac and cheese. I think I am a milkshake and mac and cheese connoisseur. I had some mac and cheese this weekend at a new restaurant here in town called The Crown and Goose (gotta love the name). It was their Orzo ‘Mac n Cheese’ with Stilton Blue & Broiled Manchego Cheese. “Simply Delicious” is what I would call it. Unlike any mac and cheese I’ve ever tasted, the Manchengo (which comes from Manchega sheep in Spain, by the way) added an exuberant flavor to the dish. See, I’m already talking like a critic. Yum.